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Innovations in Implementation of Trauma-Informed Care Practices in Youth Residential Treatment: A Curriculum for Organizational Change
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Hummer, Victoria Latham; Dollard, Norin; Robst, John; Armstrong, Mary I. – Child Welfare, 2010
Children in the child welfare system frequently experience trauma within the caregiving relationship. These traumatic experiences may be compounded by system trauma and place these children at high risk of emotional disorders and placement in out-of-home (OOH) mental health treatment programs. This article reviews the literature on trauma and…
Descriptors: Children, Trauma, Caregiver Child Relationship, Emotional Disturbances
Treatment Foster Care Services: A Research Agenda for Child Welfare.
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Meadowcroft, Pamela; And Others – Child Welfare, 1994
Noting that treatment foster care is a recent and expanding multisystem service, this article summarizes the empirical literature on treatment foster care and offers suggestions for future research directions. Results from program evaluations and experimental research suggest that treatment foster care is an effective alternative to residential…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Foster Care, Foster Children
Research Priorities for Residential Group Child Care.
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Whittaker, James K.; Pfeiffer, Steven I. – Child Welfare, 1994
Provides a selective review of relevant research on developmental psychopathology and its relevance for group care programming; a summary overview of major themes in residential care outcome research; and suggestions for future research on group care with implications for direct practice, service organization, and policy. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Children, Emotional Disturbances
Program Development. PARTNERS: A Model Program for Special-Needs Adoptive Families in Stress.
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Groze, Victor; Gruenewald, Anne – Child Welfare, 1991
Literature review indicates adoption status never really ends for any adoptive family; agencies should help whenever help is needed. For families adopting children with special needs, it is imperative help be available at all times. This involves special considerations. Kinds of services needed are discussed, and program designed to provide those…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adoption, Child Welfare, Counseling Services